Vasanta (Ritu)

Vasanta (Sanskrit:वसन्तः; Hindi:बसंत; Punjabi:ਬਸੰਤ, ﺑﺴﻨﺖ; Kannada:ವಸಂತ; Telugu:వసంత; Malayalam:വസന്തം, Tamil:வஸந்தம்) also known as Basant, refers to the Indian spring, and ritu means season.
One of the main festivals of the Vasanta season is celebrated on Vasanta Panchami (Sanskrit:वसन्त पञ्चमी) which in Nepali and Indian society is a cultural and religious festival, celebrated annually on the first day of spring, the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magh (January–February).